Chapter 416 Stuttering

There was a mess in the camp, but most of them looked excited and novel.

A row of ox carts parked outside the low brick wall, with piles of clothes, boots, belts, helmets and other supplies. Many people gathered there to pick up things, and people didn't seem to understand the saying that there was still queueing up, so they squeezed into a group.

What's even worse is that there is a group of people naked and rinsed with wooden barrels there, and they took a bath in public in open air in broad daylight.

A boy in the crowd said in dialect: I have never worn such bright clothes when I grow up so old. If I am so old, I can be the groom when I am so angry!The fellow villagers around him suddenly started to make a fuss.

The Zhuque Army uniform does not have the situation of cutting corners. The indigo lining is soft and comfortable cotton cloth; the top is solid and flat, but the gray color is not the natural mottled local cloth. It is dyed very evenly and is obviously made of thick materials. It is designed with four iron buttons, because the buttons of the new clothes are brand new and shiny, and the collar is a traditional cross-collar pattern, but in Zhang Ning's opinion, it looks a bit like a Western-style small suit collar.

The pants are relatively wide and the same color as the top. The legs are wrapped with socks (the socks in the Ming Dynasty are mostly wrapped with cloth) and put on soap boots.

He looks very energetic in his outfit.

At least it is thousands of times better than the ragged beggar clothes replaced by the newcomers.

The smell of stewed meat was still floating in the air, and all this inevitably made a group of young and strong men who had just come from all over the country excited, as if they had arrived in heaven.

Huguang has millions of people and more than a dozen newly occupied prefectures in Jiangxi, which has only raised tens of thousands of soldiers in total, and of course the material is richer than that of the people.

At this moment, Mr. Wu Qian took the joke of Captain Li Zhen seriously. Perhaps Mr. Wu Qian wanted to show it in front of Zhang Ning, so he would take the horse whip and beat it.Zhang Ning shouted: Stop!

People around them gradually discovered signs. When people saw this team of well-trained soldiers and a man surrounded by military generals, someone shouted: The official is here!

The nearby gradually faded away, and people stood on the ground and looked at this side, and many people didn't dare to speak.

Zhang Ning followed the general and walked a long way from the crowd. Mr. Wu Qian shouted loudly: This is King Xiang, the third prince of Emperor Jianwen of the Ming Dynasty. Everyone listened to the prince’s speech!

The soldiers finally became quiet and looked at them. Suddenly, a few people fell to their knees, and the surroundings were also kneeling.

This scene made the generals look at each other, but it is no wonder that Xin Ding, the people also have to kneel down when the magistrate of Chengxiang County comes.

At this moment, Jing Zhang Ning also thought to himself that no matter what he preached or did, it was actually useless.

Organizational training and rules require military generals at all levels to be effective in a time-consuming manner, and it is not done with just a word.

What is the purpose of the superior visiting?

Zhang Ning felt that besides looking at the situation on the spot, he only had to make a show.

He personally helped a young man who looked only in his teenage years old and said loudly: Get up, the Suzaku Army is kneeling down.Mr. Wu Qian and others also helped yell: Get up, stop kneeling!

Zhang Ning gently asked the younger generation in front of him: Are your parents alive?How many brothers and sisters are there in the family?

The young man buried his head for a long time and couldn't make a fuck. Li Zhen shouted: I'll ask you something!The young man was startled and knelt on the ground.

Zhang Ning had no choice but to turn around and choose another one who looked older and asked repeatedly.

The soldier's skin was yellow and dark, and he looked over thirties, but he didn't know how old he was. He was braver. Although he had a very heavy accent, he still said it clearly: both his parents are here, four younger brothers and one younger sister, and the goose is the boss.

Why join the army?Is the government strong in Latin?Zhang Ning asked again.He spoke standard Ming Dynasty Mandarin, which was common at this time.

The soldier man said: There is no forced siege in the government, and the goose comes voluntarily.People from the county said that they would not pay for food when they joined the army, and they had wages. They just wanted to stutter and save food for their families. It would be better if they had wages.

Zhang Ning asked again: Do the brothers in the family get married?

The man said: None of them. The younger sister exchanged a wife with a family in the neighboring village. The second brother has a place, and the goose and other brothers can't do it.

Zhang Ning said coldly: A righteous army, you always shed blood for others when you join the army and die... After you go into battle, you will have pensions. The money you send to your home can allow several brothers to marry a wife and also buy a piece of land.

After hearing this, everyone fell silent and the whip in Mr. Wu Qian's hand also lowered.

The expressions on Li Zhen and others' faces became even more respectful. These veterans had heard Zhang Ning say great truths on big occasions, but now he was convinced by these new recruits who were ignorant of the word "fighting".

At this moment, a quiet voice said: The people are brave enough to ask the prince. The decree says that soldiers who read after serving can be regarded as officials, and officials can also be examined. Is this true?

Zhang Ning looked in the voice and saw a young man with a straight facial features and a tall figure. He could tell at a glance that this person should not be a hard-working person, and the person who suffered a long time did not have the skin color and complexion like him.

Zhang Ning said: The law has used the emperor's seal and the cabinet seal, of course it is not a joke... Do you want to be an official?

The young man clasped his fists and said: I failed the imperial examination for many years, and even a scholar could not pass the exam.I am really unwilling to be at home and have no way to go. In desperation, I just feel that joining the army is a way to go.

Zhang Ning smiled and said: If you are still alive in three years, you will not break the law. If you don’t get the official, come to me.

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At this time, in the camp in Nancheng, Nanjing, British Duke Zhang Fu was also patrolling the army.He sat on the chair, surrounded by solemn soldiers, and there were crackling sounds of whips and screams of people in the air.

On the wooden stake not far away, several strong men were tied up naked, with their whips constantly whipping on the flesh. There was a blood mark when they passed by. The strong men didn't care about their backbone and screamed loudly and begged for mercy.

Zhang Fu looked back at the army and saw that the voice of the fifties was still loud and full of energy: He was robbed by military law, and each person had fifty whips until he hit the real number!

A man shouted loudly: Duke British, please forgive me. If it weren't for the debts at home, he would not dare to disobey the robbery...

At this time, a group of generals followed suit and some complained that they had too little income and were poor.

Zhang Fu could not respond to everyone's statements, because the rules and military expenditures were not the final decisions of him alone, but he still had the selflessness of governing the army and did not order the whipping to stop.

There was a military general in armor kneeling on the soil below. He took advantage of the situation and kowtowed: Finally, the general knew that he was wrong. The British Duke gave him a chance to make up for his merits!

When Zhang Fu heard this, he was furious and slapped the armrest of the chair and shouted: It is understandable that the soldiers robbed, so I will not be punished for death. Now I am greedy for money and indulging my subordinates to withdraw money from it. The crime is unforgivable and I will die!Someone comes, beheaded!

Duke of England spares his life!For the sake of your life and death, I will follow you forever!

Zhang Fu stood up, waved his hand unmoved, and turned around and left.

In addition to the generals above the generals in the tent, there is also a Lu Qianshi of the Nanfu Department of Jinyiwei.

Mr. Lu came forward to greet him and said: The emperor once said that the Duke of England is a weapon of the country and an important minister of the country. Today, he looks very famous.

Zhang Fu said calmly: The soldiers from Xuanda are almost no one from the Southern Zhili area. They don’t hear that foreign soldiers are like bandits. If they are not polite and do not govern the army strictly, chaos will arise.

Mr. Lu stopped his smile and said: The subordinate sent someone to do his best to investigate and understand some things, but the most important thing is that he could not get the rebel cannon.In various places, there were no heavy artillery captured by the rebels in battles of all sizes, so they had no way to start... Hey, after crossing the river in the first lunar month this year, the Shenji Camp won a battle. The opponent was the main force of the rebels, carrying heavy artillery, but they did not seize the heavy artillery. They asked someone to ask for a question and said that they were bombed by the rebels. It was a pity.

Mr. Lu continued: But we have figured out some things.

He squatted down and picked up two stones on the mud. Our general artillery and Hu Zun's new artillery were fired, and it fell from his head, and it was a pit; and the rebel's heavy artillery was like this..., flying horizontally, jumping all the way on the ground, so it was much more powerful.

Zhang Fu asked: Can the Jinyiwei supervise the creation of the rebels?

This is not possible, at least it can't be done in a year or two.

Lu Qianshidao, the Xiaguan has been in the Fushishi Nanzhen for many years. He has seen the magic guns obtained by Jiaozhi, the muskets used in the Shenji Camp, and various firearms used on the ship. The cannons must be shot high before they can hit farther, just like shooting arrows, shooting is always farther than shooting flat.If the cannon needs to be hit high, it will be a pit and there is no way to fall.

Zhang Fu frowned and said: How did the thief army do it?

The shells that were released were very powerful and could shoot flat and hit far.According to the investigation, the gun barrels of the heavy artillery of the thief army were longer than ours. How did they make them? You have to squat first to know.

After saying that, Lu thought for a moment, but it should not be easy to get it. The secret spies reported that the thief army was very tight against heavy artillery tubes, and things that were often hundreds or thousands of pounds were not lucky by doing it carefully.There is still another way to catch a few people who made the cannons.

Zhang Fu said: Then please Mr. Lu start doing it as soon as possible.

The emperor will overwhelm the rebellion in Huguang every day, and the subordinates should do their best.Mr. Lu hurriedly said.

Zhang Fu looked back at the left and right generals and said that fighting in the mainland was nothing more than attacking and defending cities and fighting battle formations. He was defeated in the battle formation and was controlled everywhere.We should be familiar with the tactics of the thief army and never stick to the rules.

The generals said in unison: The last generals and others should follow the teachings of the Duke.

Zhang Fu nodded with satisfaction and threw a stack of files on the table: This is the record of the old man interrogating and inquiring about various wars. The combat process, soldiers' experiences, weapons types, etc. were all written. I copied a few copies. You can go and take a look, and then discuss it again.No one is illiterate?

Everyone burst into laughter, and the atmosphere finally became more relaxed.

These senior generals are either heroes and nobles or descendants. Needless to say, their family conditions are not only learned martial arts, archery and horses, but also military books. If they don’t know the words, it will be a joke. It is true that they don’t take the imperial examination for literati.